Category Archives: Relationships
Living With An Angel
Today is the birthday of Anabelle and I cannot thank the Lord enough for having sent me an angel to love. I have always treasured relationships and I have always known that man was never meant to be alone. Man … Continue reading
Posted in Evil, Friendship, Presence, Relationships
Tagged Beauty, Blessings, Doing good, Grace, Gratitude, Serendipity
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My Heart Beats With the Cosmic Pulse
As I gaze at and am amazed by immensity and the mystery of outer space, I realize I only need to look at my equally mysterious inner space to know and understand the rhyme and the reason of things. My … Continue reading
Posted in Encounter, Mystery, Presence, Relationships
Tagged Beginnings, Eternity
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My Thirsts
I have been thirsting all my life and I do not want my thirst to go away. I thirst for beauty and would want to see it in everything around me: the first blooms of spring, the singing of the … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, Nature, Photography, Presence, Relationships
Tagged Blessings, Poetry
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The Fullness of Life
Life is good and it is great to be alive. Man’s deepest yearning is to remain alive, to live life in its fullness, to live forever. Man’s greatest fears are those that would deny him this fullness of life. Like … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Life, Relationships, The Good News
Tagged Grace, joy, Suffering
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I have great admiration for people who can give generously and do so very spontaneously with expecting any rewards nor counting the cost. I hate myself most when I hold back in being a giving and generous person and first … Continue reading
Sadness
Just because someone does not love me that the way I want to be loved does not mean that somebody does not love me. Often in my self-preoccupation and hunger for affirmation, I would dictate the way I should be … Continue reading
What Makes My Life Real
Life is too precious to be frittered away sweating the small stuff. Material possessions are small stuff. I have had many shirts and shoes and each one was replaceable. In fact, I eventually had to get rid of all of … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Grace, Growing Older
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Peace And Harmony In A Pond
Peace. Quiet. Serenity. And harmony. There is nothing to change or to fix to make this scene even more perfect. The lotus follows the laws of nature and it blossoms in glorious beauty. The frog need not toil nor labor … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Human Rights, Nature, Photography, Relationships
Tagged Beauty, Fidelity, Forgiveness
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Routines Can Kill The Awesome in Life
It is good to good back to the roots of many customs and traditions to recover their original meaning. The handshake is the universal gesture of friendship. But originally it was an action meant to assure that protagonists cannot draw … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Gratitude, Wisdom
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Salt, Light and Jonathan Livingston Seagull
One of my all-time favorite titles is Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Here is one indomitable bird, flying over the sea (salt) and into the sun (light) in search of excellence. He suffers great physical pain, sustains bruises and injuries as he tries … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Blessings, joy
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